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David McK (3372 KP) rated Reading the Oxford English Dictionary: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Reading the Oxford English Dictionary: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Ammon Shea | 2008
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
no, the Butler didn't do it!

For some reason (OK, he's been paid to do so), Ammon Shea decides to read the Oxford English Dictionary. Why anyone would want to do so is beyond me, but he seems quite thrilled by the prospect. This book detials his experiences of doing so, with one chapter per letter (most of which is taken up with him trying to fond somewhere to actually read it).

The real reason anyone would read this work, of course, is not for that part of the chapter, but rather for the last part of each, in which he produces some little-known words and gives his own definition of what they mean.

I've read it, it's OK, but I won't be looking to read this again or to read the OED myself anytime soon.
  
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Marylegs (44 KP) rated The Night Circus in Books

Aug 14, 2019  
The Night Circus
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.1 (106 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Night Circus is a book I have been intending to read for quite some time. I will start by saying the book is not quite what I expected. Actually I know don’t really know what I expected from this book. I will start by saying I found the first 30-40% of the book quite confusing, dull and at times I contemplated giving up on it completely. The time changes for each chapter whilst confusing at first did become easier to decipher as I learnt the time sequences I was switching between.

This book is worth persevering with as once the dull start is past what you’re left with is actually a beautifully enchanting story. Love and magic in its most subtle forms developing gradually. I fell in love with the elements of the circus and the way they were described, it is almost sad that the place does not exist, that there is no possibility of attending.

This is a book, I think you will come to love if you get past the rocky beginning. Would recommend to people who like me don’t give up on books and read them until they are finished.
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Living With The Dominator: A Book About The Freedom Programme in Books

Dec 28, 2019  
Living With The Dominator: A Book About The Freedom Programme
Living With The Dominator: A Book About The Freedom Programme
Pat Craven | 2008 | Crime, Education, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Reference
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's written simply to get the point across (0 more)
The stats at the start of each chapter are incredibly shocking which will make you feel sad. (0 more)
Be Free
The Freedom Programme was a course devised by the author and from what she learnt she wrote this book for those who can't attend so more (mainly women) can protect themselves from abuse. The chapters begin with a sentence of a statistic that will shock and chill you which shows domestic violence is a huge blight and consern in this country. Once the sentence shocks you the chapter describes a different type of abusor, his tactics, why he thinks like that and where he gets his thoughts from. What I really like about this book as well is each chapter then lists the opposite of how a partner should behave and how you should be treated.

Finally the book tells you the things you should look out for when starting a new relationship so you don't fall for another abusor. All in all I recommend every women reads this before they start dating and statistically if a handful of people are rearing this review then chances are at least one of you is in an abusive relationship. My message to you is this. You are here as you on this planet living your life just once. Go to the police today, don't think you don't want them to get in trouble, what they have done to you is wrong and they know what they have done is wrong, they deserve to be dealt with by the authorities and you deserve freedom.
  
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Hendrik vanger (6 KP) rated The Miniaturist in Books

Feb 2, 2019  
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
6
7.0 (11 Ratings)
Book Rating
Normally I am not a fan of book from the past. When I started reading this book I had no idea what to expect. The first 100/150 pages are.... Slow and long.... But after you get the story it is really nice written. The middle chapter is really good and builds up a lot excitement about what will happen next. You get sucked into the story about the family. Unfortunately as good as the middle part is - I think everyone was waiting for the '' big wow '' at the end. If you wait for that you will be a bit disappointed. The end is fast and confusion and you won't get answeres for some of the big questions you had on your mind during the whole book. The end also doesn't really make sense in a lot of point. Sadly it looks like the author had enough of spinning around and around and just wanted to finish the book in an evening.
But.. Anyway the book is good entertaining. And if you wanna read a book which you can read in the evening on the couch or in the morning on the tube where it doesn't matter if your mind is 100 percent there than this is deifnately the right book.